SOUTH CANTERBURY RECRUITING DISTRICT - April 1917.

The list of names of the First Division Reservists drawn
at the sixth ballot was to make up the shortages in the drafts for the 30th
Reinforcements. At the conclusion of the sixth ballot on April 12th shows that
there were 48,664 men left in the division. 2,090 in South Canterbury. The total
number disposed of by way of voluntary enlistment and in the sixth ballot during
the four weekly period was 6755. The result of the sixth ballot, containing the
names of men on the register who since the territorial ballot have either
attained the age of 19 and have thus become liable for the territorial service,
or else have attained the age of 41 and thus ceased to be liable for overseas
service. Some reaching 19 on or shortly before April 29 would be omitted from
the notice. These however will be in the next calling up notice in about a
month's time. Ballot four to one. 368 names.

Dominion, 28 April 1917, Page 8
A man who has been rejected by the doctors under, the voluntary system remains
in the Reserve, with the privilege of having his name * "starred" if he makes
application to the Government Statistician. He is still liable to be drawn in
the ballot. But under the present, system he may have his case settled finally
by enlisting again as a volunteer and going before a medical board. If he is
then found to be unfit, his name will be lifted from the Reserve. Many men are
taking advantage of this arrangement in order to avoid being drawn in the
ballot.

The number of men in the First Division was reduced by 6755 between the
date of the completion or the fifth ballot and the close of the sixth ballot.
The authorities drew some 4000 names in the sixth ballot, so that it appears
that about 2600 First Division men had volunteered, and either been accepted or
finally rejected, within the period of four weeks.
Three reservists having to be drawn for every recruit required, in order to
allow for examination and those rejected as medically unfit.

Press, 18 April 1917, Page 7 SIXTH BALLOT.
South Canterbury names. The following are the names of the South Canterbury
members of the First Division of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Reserve,
drawn in the ballot taken in Wellington last -week, and published yesterday
morning in a "Gazette" Extraordinary. The voluntary enlistments for the 30th
Reinforcements left a shortage of 1203, which had to be made up by ballot. On
this occasion, on account of the increased stringency of the medical
examination, four names, instead of three as previously, were drawn to make up
each one of the deficiency. The number of names drawn was therefore 4812. The
Bay of Plenty was the only district which provided its quota voluntarily. "A
"star" * before name indicates previous enlistment: